Republican leaders expect payroll tax deal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Republican lawmakers on Sunday said they expect to forge a deal with Democrats to extend the payroll tax cut before it expires at the end of February but offered no specifics on how they would pay for it. "I'm confident that we'll be able to resolve this fairly quickly," top congressional Republican John Boehner said on ABC's "This Week" television show. Republican and Democratic lawmakers have started negotiating a deal to extend unemployment benefits and a tax break for 160 million Americans beyond February. ...

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Iran vows to stop "some" oil sales as inspectors visit

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran sent conflicting signals in a dispute with the West over its nuclear ambitions, vowing to stop oil exports soon to "some" countries but postponing a parliamentary debate on a proposed halt to crude sales to the European Union. The Islamic Republic declared itself optimistic about a visit by U.N. nuclear experts that began Sunday but also warned the inspectors to be "professional" or see Tehran reducing cooperation with the world body on atomic matters. ...

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What?s the Deal? This week?s best travel bargains around the globe.

What?s the Deal?

This week?s best travel bargains around the globe.

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Six Bermuda hotels are offering half off their room rates with a minimum four-night stay. With the 50 percent off Bermuda Pink Sale, discounted rates vary by property but range from $98 to $234 per night double, plus fees and taxes. Sample deal: At the Fairmont Hamilton Princess, pay $129 per night instead of the usual $258. With fees and taxes, a four-night stay for two people comes to $822. Book by Feb. 3 and stay through April 30. Info: 800-BERMUDA (237-6832), www.gotobermuda.com.

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Greece should give up budget control: Germany

BERLIN (Reuters) - Greece must surrender control of its budget policy to outside institutions if it cannot implement reforms attached to euro zone rescue measures, the German economy minister was quoted as saying on Sunday. Philipp Roesler became the first German cabinet member to openly endorse a proposal for Greece to surrender budget control after Reuters quoted a European source on Friday as saying Berlin wants Athens to give up budget control. ...

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/greece-budget-control-germany-165128393.html

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Syrian army launches offensive on Damascus suburbs

The Syrian military launched an offensive to regain control of suburbs on the eastern edge of Damascus on Sunday, storming neighborhoods and clashing with groups of army defectors in fierce fighting that sent residents fleeing and killed at least 12 people, activists said.

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Bears select Emery as next general manager

The Chicago Bears have hired Kansas City Chiefs director of college scouting Phil Emery as their new general manager.

Source: http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/story/_/id/7513812/chicago-bears-select-phil-emery-next-general-manager

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The president plays small ball

Once upon a time, small ball was not Barack Obama?s game. Tuesday, it was the essence of his State of the Union address. The visionary of 2008 ? purveyor of hope and change, healer of the earth, tamer of the rising seas ? offered an hour of little things: tax-code tweaks to encourage this or that kind of behavior (manufacturing being the flavor of the day), little watchdog agencies to round up Wall Street miscreants and Chinese DVD pirates, even a presidential demand ?that all students stay in high school until they graduate or turn 18.? Under penalty of what? Jail? The self-proclaimed transformer of America is now playing truant officer?

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